President and Executive Director of the Conservation Biology Institute
founded in 1997. I have over 25 years experience in applying
computer mapping technologies (including GIS and remote sensing) to
address various ecological assessments and conservation planning
projects in the U.S. and internationally. I hold undergraduate
degrees in Botany, Zoology and Secondary Education – all obtained
from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) where I also earned a Masters in
Zoology in population genetics of vertebrates. I received my Ph.D.
in 1994 from Ohio State University in a self-designed multi-disciplinary
program emphasizing landscape ecology, conservation planning, and
computer mapping technologies. I have considerable experience
working with large mammals, field research on forests and
vertebrates. I have over eight years of high school and college
teaching experience. Over the last decade, I have been principle
investigator on numerous projects including nature reserve designs,
conservation gap analysis, forest and watershed assessments, endangered
species planning, ecological modeling, Internet tool development, and
remote sensing applications in conservation. I have authored
numerous reports, peer-reviewed articles, and white papers. Areas
of expertise include conservation planning, landscape ecology, forest
conservation, vertebrate biology, geographic information systems, and
remote sensing.

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